'You learn a lot by getting punched in the face': Pacific Muay Thai gym in White Center, south of West Seattle, opened about two years ago. One man who trains there says it has taught him to fight complacency and to push through walls in his training and everyday life. Tags: Photography, News, Local News, West Seattle, White Center

It used to be something of a Mickey Mouse business. But an exploding desire for animated entertainment content – supercharged but not entirely due to the expanding new medium of streaming services’ constant need for product – is turning cartooning into a rewarding career for, perhaps, more than ever before.
“It seems like a lot of studios are eager to capitalize on streaming and technology in general to present things in totally different formats than we used to,” observed Danny Ducker, who’s be... Tags: Apple, Amazon, Movies, News, Instagram, Disney, Sport, Amazon Prime, Netflix, Soccer, Glendale, Air Force, Local News, Google Doodle, Valencia, Columbia

The number of Native American women and girls who go missing or are murdered was the focus of a recent study released by the Seattle-based Urban Indian Health Institute. They identified 45 cases in Seattle, the most of any city in the study. Tags: Photography, News, Seattle, Local News, Urban Indian Health Institute

Finley Smallwood is eager to get the first batch of snickerdoodle cookies baking in the oven.
“I want to push the button,” she tells her mom.
These aren’t just any ordinary cookies.
They are destined to be left anonymously at the homes of neighbors in their Eastvale housing tract as Finley, 5, and her parents, Josh and Christina Smallwood, once again pick up on the joy of charitable giving as secret Santas.
But they won’t be just any ordinary secret Santas.
The Smallwoods are part of the #Secret... Tags: Facebook, News, Instagram, Holidays, Christmas, Sport, Chicago, Dave, Soccer, Santa Claus, Santa, Disneyland, Local News, Orange, Moose, Secret Santa

Are these two bald eagles fighting or making a love match? After viewing four photos of these potential love birds, Mark Myers, curator of birds at the Woodland Park Zoo, believes this was more likely an “in-flight courtship” ritual of interlocking talons. Tags: Photography, News, Seattle, Local News, Woodland Park Zoo, Mark Myers, Union Bay

The Teddy Bear Suite at Seattle's Fairmont Olympic Hotel is an annual fundraiser for Seattle Children's hospital. The suite is on the second floor of the hotel and has dozens of teddy bears. It is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through December 26th. Tags: Photography, News, Seattle, Local News

With dry conditions, the lifts were crowded at Summit West at Snoqualmie on Saturday. No ski lift is needed as Will Corall gives his fiancee Kiana Takaki a boost up the bunny slope, as well as a lesson in snowboarding, at Summit West at Snoqualmie. It’s Takaki’s first day on a snowboard. Marin Winder, 5, […] Tags: Photography, News, Local News, Snoqualmie, Takaki, Summit West, Will Corall, Kiana Takaki

Tired of the same old Santa photo? A diving Santa poses for photos underwater while also exploring the massive Window on Washington Waters tank at the Seattle Aquarium on the downtown waterfront. Santa typically descends into the tank at noon on Mondays and Fridays, and twice a day (noon and 3 p.m.) on weekends. In […] Tags: Photography, News, Washington, Santa, Local News, Rudolph, Seattle Aquarium, Photo & Video